Motown's own late and great Willie Hutch wrote remarkable blaxploitation history in 1973 by composing and recording the soundtrack for the all time classic flick, The Mack. It's pure and distinctive Hutch from the beginning to the end, which kickstarts with the horn-driven intro Vampin', then mellows out to the more smooth Theme Of The Mack and the often sampled I Choose You. Every instrument is on point and Hutch's voice is pure gold on wax. Mack's Stroll/The Getaway has to be one of the best chase-themes ever recorded.
Extra smoothly driven Slick happens to be my personal favourite of the album, employing a dope bassline paired up with horns and moody percussion. Mack Man's Got To Get Over is possibly the lowest point of the record, coming across as somewhat overgeneric and bluntly boring. That particular direction is soon turned around with Mother's Theme (Mama) and particularly Now That It's All Over. One of the real blaxploitation diamonds is hidden in the end, Brother's Gonna Work It Out is an absolute highlight of the said genre's shiny yet brief history.
Motown's own late and great Willie Hutch wrote remarkable blaxploitation history in 1973 by composing and recording the soundtrack for the all time classic flick, The Mack. It's pure and distinctive Hutch from the beginning to the end, which kickstarts with the horn-driven intro Vampin', then mellows out to the more smooth Theme Of The Mack and the often sampled I Choose You. Every instrument is on point and Hutch's voice is pure gold on wax. Mack's Stroll/The Getaway has to be one of the best chase-themes ever recorded.
Extra smoothly driven Slick happens to be my personal favourite of the album, employing a dope bassline paired up with horns and moody percussion. Mack Man's Got To Get Over is possibly the lowest point of the record, coming across as somewhat overgeneric and bluntly boring. That particular direction is soon turned around with Mother's Theme (Mama) and particularly Now That It's All Over. One of the real blaxploitation diamonds is hidden in the end, Brother's Gonna Work It Out is an absolute highlight of the said genre's shiny yet brief history.